Monthly Archive: February 2017

Nigerian president extends his medical leave in the UK as rumours swirl over his health. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has asked parliament to extend his medical leave, deepening suspicions that his health is far...

Tears flowed Sunday as thousands of members of the Congolese diaspora paid their emotional last respects to opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, known affectionately as “papa”, who died in Brussels last week. Many waited in...

Scientists are calling for urgent action to contain the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops is spreading rapidly across Africa. The fall armyworm poses a major threat to food security and...

The Chad President Idriss Deby has announced a further postponement of parliamentary elections initially due in 2015, claiming a lack of money as the oil-exporter struggles with a drop in oil prices. “When I...

Congo’s opposition icon Etienne Tshisekedi, who pushed for democratic reforms for decades in the vast Central African nation throughout dictatorship and civil war, has died, his political party said late Wednesday. He was 84....

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated Jane Kiringai to replace Micah Cheserem as the new chairperson of the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). This comes after the expiry of Mr. Cheserem and his 8...